3 A dozen families left without water..And no idea when then the taps will flow again. And tonight they're pointing the finger at Penn-Dot. A WATER BUFFALO WAS SENT IN LAST NIGHT-- TO HELP RESIDENTS. BUT AS ACTION NEWS INVESTIGATOR BOFTA YIMAM FOUND OUT-- IT'S NOT MUCH OF A SOLUTION FOR MANY OF THE OLDER CITIZENS. 3 3 3 JOHN NETTLE RUSHES TO FILL UP---BEFORE THIS COMMUNITY STASH-- RUNS DRY. HE SHARES THIS WATER BUFFALO-- WITH 13 OTHER 3 FAYETTE COUNTY FAMILIES.THE TRI COUNTY MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY SAYS VIBRATION CAUSED BY PENN DOT DRILLING ..CRACKED THE WATER LINE. SINCE LATE MONDAY, THIS QUICK STOP----IS PART OF THE WAY OF LIFE. 3 DEBRA HARN SAYS HER 70 YEAR OLD FATHER WHO LIVES HERE HAS TERMINAL CANCER. SHE CALLS THE SITUATION A HEALTH HAZARD... OVERFLOWING WITH PROBLEMS. 3 HARN WANTS ANSWERS-- BUT SAYS AUTHORITIES KEEP PASSING THE BUCK. CHANNEL FOUR ACTION NEWS HAS LEARNED THE COUNTY HOPES TO INTERCONNECT THIS COMMUNITY'S WATER LINE WITH A NEIGHBORING WATER AUTHORITY WEDNESDAY.NATS WATERWHILE THE INTERCONNECT WOULD PROVIDE HOMEOWNERS WITH WATER FOR HOUSEHOLD USE, THAT'S NOT THE CASE FOR FIRE HYDRANTS...UNTIL THESE REPAIRS ARE DONE--- AND THAT COULD TAKE AT LEAST 6 WEEKS. 3 THESE FAMILIES PLAN TO CALL THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WHEN THIS WATER BUFFALO DRIES UP. 3 AS FOR HARN, SHE SAYS THE BUCKET OF OVER TO HER FATHER'S HEALTH. 3